Chapter 298 - 298: Subjugating the Beasts Pirates

At the very last moment before leaving, Hera looked at the sealed Imu and said, "Rest assured, I will return. I hope you can be prepared for the day I come back."

Then, she left the Flower Room, returned to the door guarded by Saint Garling, and greeted him.

Although Saint Garling was somewhat curious about what Imu had discussed with Hera, after recalling the miserable state of Satan Saint, he kept his mouth shut.

Seeing how sensible Saint Garling was, Hera felt a wave of boredom; she had expected she might be able to tease this guy.

After returning to the Gorosei's conference room, Hera grabbed Gunko, who was about to leave, and said to the others:

"Alright, you all go about your own business. Lord Imu has some matters to attend to and might not be coming out lately, so I'll be taking my leave. Oh, and I'm taking Gunko with me."

As she spoke, she opened a portal and, ignoring the surprised gazes of the others, took Gunko by the hand and pulled her into the portal.

The Gorosei watched Hera leave with such flair and were momentarily confused, but since Lord Imu hadn't said anything, they didn't stop her departure.

For those still on Wano Country, seeing Hera return shortly after she had left, Kuina hurried up to greet her.

"The Three Disasters have been subdued. What should we do next?"

Hera looked at the Tobi Roppo dolls hanging from Perona's umbrella, took them out from under Perona's spirit dress, and then left the area, taking the unconscious Three Disasters with her.

"You all wait here for a while. I have some things to discuss with them. You should prepare to set sail; the coming period might be quite busy."

The crew of the Argo nodded. Although they didn't know why Hera said the coming time would be busy, they still began to pack their bags.

Hera found a random cave entrance and pulled Kaido and Whitebeard out of the City of Devouring Time.

Looking at Kaido, whose injuries had mostly recovered, Hera decided to play it safe and first controlled him using her ability. With just a thought from Hera, the energy of the ability could be injected into Kaido's mind.

Whitebeard watched Hera working without interfering. His camaraderie with Kaido from their time in the Rocks Pirates had already ended when Kaido invaded Wano Country and killed Kozuki Oden.

As Hera finished her preparations, she woke the unconscious Kaido.

Kaido slowly opened his eyes and looked at Hera in front of him, and the tall figure standing behind her.

He closed his eyes, then forced them open again, only to realize he wasn't hallucinating: "Edward Newgate, how is it you? Didn't you die in the Marineford War?"

Seeing the somewhat comical look in Kaido's eyes, if his hands hadn't been bound, he probably would have rubbed them.

Whitebeard snorted coldly: "You'd better worry about yourself."

It was then that Kaido realized his severe injuries had healed without him even noticing. Now, aside from being unable to move, he was no different from before.

It was also at this moment that he noticed the small figure standing in front of Whitebeard and struggled to lower his head.

Hera, seeing Kaido in this state, hurriedly loosened the restraints around his neck so he could look down and see her.

Kaido looked at the petite Hera and recalled the attack that even he and Linlin together couldn't block; the Hera in battle and the figure before him didn't even seem like the same person.

Seeing that Kaido had finally noticed her, Hera even kicked Whitebeard, who was standing behind her, in a fit of exasperation, making him wince.

"Hey, it's not like I blocked you on purpose."

Hera looked back at Kaido, a hint of red light flashing in her eyes, and her tone turned cold: "Submit, or I will force you to submit."

Under Hera's control, the ability binding Kaido behind him emitted a dazzling white light, as if threatening him.

Kaido didn't rush to answer. His gaze swept over the Three Disasters floating behind Hera and the dolls in her hand sealing the Tobi Roppo. Appearing to heave a sigh of relief, he instead asked: "How is Linlin?"

Hera said: "She is fine and has already returned to Cake Island. However, whether she remains fine depends on her next choice."

Kaido looked at the coldness in Hera's eyes. The expression with which she said this made it feel like she wasn't discussing the life or death of one of the Four Emperors, but rather something as mundane as deciding what to have for dinner.

Hera continued: "Next, I am going to fight the World Government to the death. Before that, I will not allow a second voice on this entire ocean."

"Either submit voluntarily, or I will let my ability make you submit to me passively."

For Hera, unless it was a special case, she didn't want to use her methods on powerhouses like Kaido; she still hoped to be able to use her personal charisma to win over these strong individuals.

Moreover, her eyes turned toward that special fruit; if she wasn't mistaken, that should be the Chakra Fruit of the Otsutsuki clan from Naruto.

The appearance of this fruit also convinced Hera that her future would definitely not be limited to this ocean.

At this time, she needed to cultivate a group of her own people. Kaido was arguably the strongest in terms of developing the Azure Dragon Fruit over these years, which was enough to prove his aptitude.

If she used her ability to forcibly control him, his talent would be limited by the ability.

When Kaido heard that Hera wanted to defeat the World Government, he suddenly laughed. After laughing for a long time, he collected himself, looked at Hera, and said:

"Since that's the case, then I'll join."

Hearing Kaido's words, Hera nodded, released Kaido from the ability, and transformed the Tobi Roppo back from their doll forms.

Just after Hera loosened the restraints on Kaido, he took the initiative to say: "I will be the one to persuade Linlin."

Hera nodded. With someone who could proactively go to Cake Island, she could busy herself with other things in the remaining time.

Whitebeard watched Kaido agree so quickly and Hera trust him so readily, and was momentarily confused: "You two, have you decided so quickly?"

Kaido loosened his shoulders and patted Whitebeard on the shoulder: "Do you take my Observation Haki for a decoration? I have already felt the threat from the thing that was binding me from behind."

"In my eyes, that thing is a terrifying millstone. I can feel that this thing seems capable of altering my will."

Then, as if thinking of something, a trace of reminiscence appeared in his eyes: "Someone who dares to challenge that thing is qualified to be my Captain."

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